Removable braced shipping can-case.



2- (5.]. RECORD.

REMOVABLE BRACED SHIPPING CAN CASE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC- 3, 1914. l 1 54,85 Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

ononen a. nnconn, or qonnnnur, OHIO. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept.28, 11915.

Application filed December 8, 191,4. {aerial 291.0. 876,108. I

' wooden shipping jackets or cases-of the same form. In manufacture,thfi strips or veneers of W d Wh lQ l bitllt 1 h? b-Qdy of the caseare-often wrapped tightly around the can hooped thereon and suppliedwith a wooden bottom, on which the eanrests, It is manifestly difficultto withdraw the can from such'a case. Destruction of the case and injuryto the can are the risks vincurred in this operation. J acketed cansmany instances are consequently left in that condition until. repairbecomes necessary. This is often the work of tin smiths who know littleabout the method of fitting on the case or jacket and destroy it inremoving itto get at the leaks in the can. In view of these obj ectionsjacketed cans are often left unrepaired, each can being used only onceor until it leaks, the relatively large attendant expense alsocontributing to this end. The bottom of the case also necessarily bearsthe strain of gravity due to the can and contents resting thereon. Thisstrain is of no, utility, but the contrary, as applied to the ordinarywooden caseqbottom. It becomes important to utilize said strain, incombination with the action of other parts, for bracingfthe can body;also to permi-t'the withdrawal of the case bottom which will allowjthecase body to be easily lifted off the can, so that separation of can andcase is easy without injury, notwithstanding a very tight fit tbetweenthese parts, and these parts may be put together-again aftercan-cleaning aor-can mending and used as before with no repa r of thecase.

My Patent No. 1,117,951 granted November17th, 1914:, on whichthisinvention is an improvement, made'use of outer and inner metallichoops-or bands for the upper ends of the case, affording a remedyagainst the defects above mentioned as pertaining to tightly boundwooden hoops, but still using a wooden bottom which rests on an inwardlybent annular flange of the lower inner band of the, case.

This wooden bottom is a separate pa t, l b to W p by ea a dry e or to;swel under h i luen e f m is u In the former case it will not bearevenly and adequately on all points of the upper portion of the annularflange forcing, as it should, the vertical part of the inner band 7against the wall of the case body and embedding the fastening points ofthe former i the la e mo e se ely- My present invention dispenses withall need for the said separable and movable wooden bottom by extendingthe annular flange inward to the center, filling the middle space withsheet metal constituting a bottom, whicl ri-s integral with said flangeand inner band and retains the upwardly and inwandly bent curvature ofsaid flange as in said patent and for the same purpose. If wereintroduced intoa shipping case having such a flange, as in said patent,but having nobottom, it would require to be of a diameter only slightlyless than the in-- terior diameter of the shipping case to remainsecurely inclosed and bear on said flange with the tightening eflectstated.

Also the can bottom would be unprotected and might be indented orpenetrated by any rough or sharp object on which it might beaccidentally set. 7

present construction will permit 0utward stress to be exerted on thelower inner metal band by the weight of a can which has a less diameterthan the inner diameter of the upper flange of said band, besidesecurely retaining said can within said case and protecting its bottom.

improvement is to be distinguished from end plugs for packagescontaining confectionery and other loose articles, which plugs aresometimes provided with an annular metal wall and an integral disk formpart and have a certain similarity in appearance to my band integralwith the bottom, but are not devices spread by weight for binding norintended to work in that way.

My invention therefore consists in a shipping case for cans having alower inner metal hoop or band provided at top withan annular upwardlyand inwardly bent flange and a metal bottom extending across theinterior space surrounded by said flange, the said bottom, flange andband being operative as one piece and the weight of a can of any size onsaid bottom or flange serving to force said band outward againstthewooden bodyerably used, as in the case of saidpatent,

with an outer metal bandaffording a firm grip on the wood between thetwo metal bands. The inner band at least is also preferably providedwith teeth which are forced into the case body by the actionabove de- 3scribed.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 represents a vertical centralsection through a'can and itscase embodying my invention, showing thebottom and inner band ofxthe latter held by small nails; Fig. 2represents a similar view of the lower part of the same,

using teeth or points for fastening; Fig. 3

represents a detail view of thebottom and inner hoop rigidly connected;Fig. 4 represents a similar View of these elements made integral; Fig. 5represents an enlarged vertical section of a part of the periphery ofFig. 3, showing the joint; and Fig. 6 rep resents a detail view, partlysectioned, ShOW? ing another me band and bottom.

A designates the wooden or paper body of the case, B the can fittingtherein, 0 the metallic outer lower hoop or band similar to that shownin myaforesaid Patent No. I 1,117 ,951, it being held in place byfastening devices such as d Fig. 1, or G, Fig. 6, hereinafter'described,or as described and shown in said patent.

The can rests on case bottom E, as usual some little height above thelower edge of p the case body, the part of the latter below said planeof support receiving on its exter1or face the outer band C and on itslnterlor face the flanged inner hoop or band .'D,

which. has substantially the construction of the inner lower banddisclosed in said patent, but is practically integral with the flatbottom E aforesaid, in other words the two elements will act in practiceas though they were one piece,

. making the said bottom and inner band in two pieces rigidly joined, asin Fig. 1, or by making. them actually in one piece only, as

7 in Fig. 4. In the former case there may be" a doubly welded joint 6between them, rolled flat into the form shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

This is apreferred construction, as the de-- vice thus made'is greatlystiffened and strengthened, at the joint, bracing more or less the hookD and bottom E. This bottom and band'in either case constitute aremovable part-or element of more or less resilient metal, circular inform with downward wall, in effect the inner band of my said patenthaving its inwardly bent upper flange extended across the surroundedspace to form a casebottom.

' The action of the inner hoop Dis substantially as in my former patentabove mentioned, the pressure of theweight of the can and its contentsbearing down on the flat central disk which constitutes'the case botansof fastening the inner This is eflected either by to its lower flange d.I 'am aware that an inner mtom proper, and acting on the rounded cornerand upper part of the inner hoop or band D so as to force the'latt erout against the wood of the case, bracing both this part of said casebody and the said bottom. This outward pressure holds the said bottomremovably in place by the binding of' the flange against the case. Asshown in Fig.

2 this inner band D may be provided with teeth or points (Z embedded inthe wood of the c aseand' preferably forced into thelatter by a.suitabletool or machine after said inner hoop is in place. Thepressureofthe weightfof the can and contents. on the case bottom E,transmittedthroughthe bent inner hoop as before described or directly.on the inner part of inwardly curved'flange e or on both saidbottomand'said flange, will tend to'hold-these points embedded. Never- Ytheless, they will yieldiunder suitable strain of pryingapplied by anyconvenient instrument. Thereis then no obstacle to lift ing off theremainder of thefcase or jacketintact, leaving the can uncovered andfree. To facilitate this, I fit the'case body more loosely on the" canthan is usual in such manufactures,-and am enabled toidoso by' thespecial bracingconstruction-"of the part 7 comprising my case-bottomandl inner-hoop, which increase the protection of'the can. 3

Fig. l shows the substitution ofnails d for the teeth 'or'pointsd. Theseareeasily. driven and of. coursejadd to the safety of'the fastening. 'Ofcourse, they mustbe withdrawn or cut off before thebottom'and'the innerhoop can be removed. Or 'holesmay. 5

be punched through the outer and inner bandsan'd the intervening wood ofthe case, i

protects the same. As the said band is thus" I the lowest of the partsor devices concerned in the incasing of the canit' affords-abroad" footor base resting on thefloor or other? support and receiving the weightof the caseii I dir'ectlyon saidflange and of the can and contents onbottom E and through'hoo'prD lower band for; a' shipping case providedwith an upwardly. and inwardly bent flange surrounding an 'open spaceandarranged to be acted on bythe weight of a can and used with a separateinterposed wooden bottom-is1not new, this construction being found in myown patent aforesaid.

'I am also aware that it is not new to provide cylindrical packages ofconfectionery and other loose material with disk-form end plugs havingannular walls for fitting into the ends of said packages.

I do not claim either of said devices in this application, but

What I do claim is:

A shipping case for cans consisting of a wooden body provided with aninner metal band for the lower end of said body, an outer metal bandopposite the said inner band and means for holding said bands togetheron the intervening Wood, the said inner band being provided with a cansupporting bottom extending across the space Within said band, the saidbottom and band acting as one piece and having an intervening inwardlyand upwardly bent part whereby the weight of a can on said bottomtransmits an outward pressure to said band causing it to bind againstthe wood.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE J. RECORD.

Witnesses:

M. B. SMITH, RUTH DORMAN.

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